Overview: Industries & Applications
InnerArmor technology can be applied on a large scale, coating the interiors of industrial piping, exhaust systems, chemical delivery systems, gas cylinders, etc. It can also be applied on a smaller scale, protecting precision components, couplers, medical devices, etc.
The uses for InnerArmor interior-coating technology are widespread. Virtually any application involving the containment or movement of fluids, gases or materials can benefit—from corrosion, wear and erosion resistance, longer service life, improved flow performance, reduced operating costs and more. Likewise, applications that involve surfaces rubbing together can also benefit, from reduced friction and wear. The following are just a few of the industries in which InnerArmor coating technology can bring improved performance and cost savings…
- Oil and Gas
- Chemical Processing
- Industrial and Specialty Gas
- Food Processing
- Geothermal
- Aerospace
- Automotive
- Metals Production
- Semiconductor
- Medical
- Pulp and Paper
- Public Utilities
Industrial Piping
Pipes and tubes are used in many industries. And for piping especially, InnerArmor coatings can provide a multitude of advantages, in corrosion prevention, wear resistance, flow enhancement and more...
- Superior to conventionally treated pipes
In the U.S. alone, approximately 10% of all new steel pipe is treated in some way to resist corrosion. In many industries such as offshore oil drilling, corrosion resistance is a major issue. InnerArmor internal coatings offer a notably superior alternative to conventional treatments such as zinc coating, chrome coating, ceramic coating, PTFE coating, etc. InnerArmor not only improves performance, it also extends service life and reduces costs of operation.
- Superior to alloy and specialty pipes
While alloy and specialty pipes—such as stainless steel, nickel, chromium, copper, titanium, zinc and aluminum—can offer some added degree of corrosion resistance, it must be noted that these materials will still corrode. And they tend to be very expensive. InnerArmor coatings provide a more effective longer-term solution with greater cost-efficiency.
Enabling entirely new applications
In addition to enhancing existing applications, InnerArmor coating technology offers the possibility of creating new families of products. For example, lower-cost, lower-grade steel pipe can be coated to achieve the inner strength and performance of higher-grade alloys. Perhaps a next-generation gun barrel will be made from carbon fiber with a tantalum metal film lining the inside diameter. Perhaps future car engine pistons will glide on ultra-frictionless InnerArmor coatings. Because of its erosion and corrosion resistance, titanium has often been used in medical applications. But in the future, perhaps new drug delivery systems will be lined with pure, inert and bio-compatible InnerArmor films.
With InnerArmor the possibilities are virtually limitless...
